Uesugi Kenshin
E282320
Uesugi Kenshin was a prominent Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō famed for his military prowess, strategic genius, and rivalry with Takeda Shingen.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uesugi Kenshin canonical | 7 |
| Kenshin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2607651 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uesugi Kenshin Context triple: [Sengoku period, hasKeyFigure, Uesugi Kenshin]
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A.
Yamanashi Hanzō
Yamanashi Hanzō was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Korea during the period of Japanese rule.
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B.
Kume Kunitake
Kume Kunitake was a Meiji-era Japanese scholar, historian, and statesman best known for documenting the Iwakura Mission’s journey and for his influential writings on Japan’s modernization.
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C.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Harukichi
Harukichi is a Japanese given name most notably borne by Harukichi Hyakutake, an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II.
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E.
Kenjirō
Kenjirō is a Japanese masculine given name that can be written with various kanji combinations and is borne by multiple notable individuals in fields such as sports, arts, and entertainment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uesugi Kenshin Target entity description: Uesugi Kenshin was a prominent Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō famed for his military prowess, strategic genius, and rivalry with Takeda Shingen.
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A.
Yamanashi Hanzō
Yamanashi Hanzō was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Korea during the period of Japanese rule.
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B.
Kume Kunitake
Kume Kunitake was a Meiji-era Japanese scholar, historian, and statesman best known for documenting the Iwakura Mission’s journey and for his influential writings on Japan’s modernization.
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C.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Harukichi
Harukichi is a Japanese given name most notably borne by Harukichi Hyakutake, an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II.
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E.
Kenjirō
Kenjirō is a Japanese masculine given name that can be written with various kanji combinations and is borne by multiple notable individuals in fields such as sports, arts, and entertainment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese daimyō
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Sengoku-period daimyō ⓘ historical figure ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| adoptedTitle | Kantō Kanrei ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Ashikaga clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashikaga shogunate
various anti-Oda coalitions ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Kawanakajima
ⓘ
Battle of Tedorigawa ⓘ Battle of Kawanakajima ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima
|
| birthPlace | Echigo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1530 ⓘ |
| castle | Kasugayama Castle ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| childhoodName | Torachiyo ⓘ |
| clan |
Nagao clan
ⓘ
Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kasugayama Castle ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1578 ⓘ |
| domain | Echigo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet |
Lord of Echigo
ⓘ
surface form:
Dragon of Echigo
God of War ⓘ |
| familyName | Nagao ⓘ |
| givenName |
Terutora
ⓘ
surface form:
Masatora
Terunaga ⓘ Terutora ⓘ |
| honorificName |
Uesugi Kenshin
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kenshin
|
| knownFor |
chivalrous conduct
ⓘ
strict discipline ⓘ supporting the Uesugi clan authority in Kantō ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Battle of Kawanakajima
ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of Kawanakajima
military prowess ⓘ rivalry with Takeda Shingen ⓘ strategic genius ⓘ |
| opponent |
Hōjō Ujiyasu
ⓘ
Oda Nobunaga ⓘ Takeda Shingen ⓘ |
| period | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousDevotion | Bishamonten ⓘ |
| successor |
Uesugi Kagekatsu
ⓘ
Uesugi Kagetora ⓘ |
| supported | Uesugi Norimasa ⓘ |
| title | Lord of Echigo ⓘ |
| yearOfBattle |
Battle of Kawanakajima
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surface form:
1561 Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima
Battle of Tedorigawa ⓘ
surface form:
1577 Battle of Tedorigawa
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uesugi Kenshin Description of subject: Uesugi Kenshin was a prominent Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō famed for his military prowess, strategic genius, and rivalry with Takeda Shingen.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kenshin